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a combat unit. some of the more complex tasks that they will have to dig into are really the front line infantry troops, specific jobs and special operations. >> one thing we keep hearing is whether or not women are physically capable and if there are certain jobs on the front lines in combat, whether orrer not they can handle that. how does the pentagon respond? >> it is a good question. what they are looking for is gender neutrality. the physical fitness test is one thing but being able to do a job they are saying is something else. in other words, a senior marine corps official said if you want to be a tanker in the marine corps you have to be able to load the tank mount. it weighs 50 pounds. you have to do everything possible in a small confined space to do that. they are not going to compromise on the basic skills you need to do a job. he said where there may be flexibility is do you need to be able to run x number of miles at exactly this many minutes and seconds? that may be up for debate. wh
a combat unit. some of the more complex tasks that they will have to dig into are really the front line infantry troops, specific jobs and special operations. >> one thing we keep hearing is whether or not women are physically capable and if there are certain jobs on the front lines in combat, whether orrer not they can handle that. how does the pentagon respond? >> it is a good question. what they are looking for is gender neutrality. the physical fitness test is one thing but...
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it is 20. >> kind of impressive. >> it says president of the united states. barack obama, the 44th president of the united states. >> i will be watching you, making sure you don't put that in your pocket. >> i have the bobblehead. >> i think we have even more stuff that our producer even went out and collected. we couldn't put it all here on set with us. a whole bunch of great stuff. if you're here and you want to get around town. look, theres some of it right there. socks. there's the bobbleheads. we showed those. >> his and hers. >> there's the coin, we got that one. that is a nice-looking coin. there is the beanie baby, beanie bear. he is kind of cute. oh, and the towel. >> hand towels. >> yeah. or golf towel maybe. it's pretty nice. would you walk around town wearing -- >> the t-shirts, the buttons are just -- >> with their faces on them. >> the buttons are big. >> i dabble in collecting political memorabilia. >> that's the one. i wonder, is that life size? >> that is pretty big. especially the buttons, you can go back and look back to this moment in time
it is 20. >> kind of impressive. >> it says president of the united states. barack obama, the 44th president of the united states. >> i will be watching you, making sure you don't put that in your pocket. >> i have the bobblehead. >> i think we have even more stuff that our producer even went out and collected. we couldn't put it all here on set with us. a whole bunch of great stuff. if you're here and you want to get around town. look, theres some of it right...
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she'll be the 13th woman to be executed in the united states since 1976. she's been calling death row her home for the last 14 years, after a texas jury found her guilty not just one time, two times. just in case you're curious about what she did the evidence showed that she called her elderly neighbor to borrow a company of shoe dpugar and went door smashed her face with a candlestick, chopped off her finger to steal a diamond ring and stabbed her to death with a butcher knife. mccarthy was tied to two other similar murders. as gruesome as mccarthy's crime was, her execution stills a pretty unusual. it's tough to get your mind around that, but since the death penalty was reinstated decades ago, only these 12 women have actually gone to the death chamber before mccarthy does, barring any kind of clemency. women account for just 1 in 10 murder arrests. all right, 10% of murder arrests are women. however, women account for only 1 in 100 executions. so look at that percentage drop. raises a question, why is that? what's with the discrepancy? the crimes are st
she'll be the 13th woman to be executed in the united states since 1976. she's been calling death row her home for the last 14 years, after a texas jury found her guilty not just one time, two times. just in case you're curious about what she did the evidence showed that she called her elderly neighbor to borrow a company of shoe dpugar and went door smashed her face with a candlestick, chopped off her finger to steal a diamond ring and stabbed her to death with a butcher knife. mccarthy was...
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women are no longer banned from combat units. leon panetta issued the order in the last 30 minutes. >> therefore today general dempsey and i are pleased to announce that we are eliminating the direct ground combat exclusion rule for women. we are moving forward with a plan to eliminate all unnecessary gender-based barriers to serve. >> eliminating the ban will take time and the assessment phase. each branch will examine all the jobs and units not accepting women and then produce a timeline for integration. every three months, service leaders will have to check on their progress and if it's found they are not suited for a unit, an exemption may be sought. one part of the air force, they have been side by side, fighting on the ground for more than a decade. >> this is tech sergeant andrea jefferson's worst nightmare. patrolling a remote area of afghanistan, taking on enemy fire and a comrade goes down. >> i want you to hold pressure hads on wound. >> jefferson has been training for this moment for months. >> get him on the vehicle.
women are no longer banned from combat units. leon panetta issued the order in the last 30 minutes. >> therefore today general dempsey and i are pleased to announce that we are eliminating the direct ground combat exclusion rule for women. we are moving forward with a plan to eliminate all unnecessary gender-based barriers to serve. >> eliminating the ban will take time and the assessment phase. each branch will examine all the jobs and units not accepting women and then produce a...
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by the way, janet napolitano runs security and you have susan rice at the united nations. it's not as if this is a wasteland without women in this d main station. my sources say that they haven't filled the commerce job. then you put someone in the situation of say a woman is appointed to fill commerce, the question is asked, did she get that because she was a woman? >> or is she the best qualified. >> i think the people are obviously qualified so hopefully that conversation would not occur. this is just not chatter they would like to have right now. by the way, today when we saw jack lew be nominated as treasury secretary, one of the reasons we didn't see the array of the economic team is because it's male. thank you very much. we want to take you back on the subject of the school shooting in kern county, california. a student apparently shooting another opportunity in the science building. happening now. let's listen in. >> 911 calls started coming in of shots fired at taft high school. taft police department was the initial responding agency and had two units on scene w
by the way, janet napolitano runs security and you have susan rice at the united nations. it's not as if this is a wasteland without women in this d main station. my sources say that they haven't filled the commerce job. then you put someone in the situation of say a woman is appointed to fill commerce, the question is asked, did she get that because she was a woman? >> or is she the best qualified. >> i think the people are obviously qualified so hopefully that conversation would...
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united is the only one in the united states that flies these at the moment. the list is -- they're not all the same thing. they're kind of different. so unclear. they'll look at the mechanics on these things, but the faa and transportation department saying they're not unsafe, but they have something they have to find out about these planes. >> i think the japan airlines are the ones that bought the most of them, so probably that's why they're turning up there. >> right. >> it's not going to doom it, is it, from a business sense. >> no, no, first of all there's lots of redundancies. planes don't do bad things. the problem is that boeing has 800 of these things on order. so that's where the problem starts coming in if people say, yeah, i don't really want this plane. but i will tell you this, plane is fascinating. the dream liner is more highly pressurized than a normal plane because it's made of composite materials which means it feels more like earth which means you don't feel the effects of flying as much, it's humidified, lighting control, comfortable, qui
united is the only one in the united states that flies these at the moment. the list is -- they're not all the same thing. they're kind of different. so unclear. they'll look at the mechanics on these things, but the faa and transportation department saying they're not unsafe, but they have something they have to find out about these planes. >> i think the japan airlines are the ones that bought the most of them, so probably that's why they're turning up there. >> right. >>...
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the president of the united states -- >> it's about division. >> no, no, the president of the united states has every right to lay out his vision because he won. remember, he won. >> let me explain something, i'm explaining the risk for the future, not the fact that he won already. >> there's always a risk. >> if you overreach, that's always a dangerous thing. >> no, no, there's no such thing as overreaching until you try to make it happen and it doesn't pass. so you're casting a vision, no one says everything he talked about actually is going to happen, but you still have to cast the vision, and so how can we call something overreaching when you haven't even seen it go through congress yet? >> no, no, no, i think you're not keeping -- i'm suggesting that it's a warning. he's laying out a vision that might include something that overreaches. >> it's always a warning. >> if history is our example we can guess will it be gun control, climate change? >> republicans have a secret weapon because bainer in that same speech also mentioned that he has legendary notre dame lou holtz to give f
the president of the united states -- >> it's about division. >> no, no, the president of the united states has every right to lay out his vision because he won. remember, he won. >> let me explain something, i'm explaining the risk for the future, not the fact that he won already. >> there's always a risk. >> if you overreach, that's always a dangerous thing. >> no, no, there's no such thing as overreaching until you try to make it happen and it doesn't...
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what does that say about this president of the united states? >> number one, he wants to prove, i won the election. thank you very much. i should get my team. look at his resume, military service. it's hard to argue he's not qualified to be defense secretary. some people will raise questions about management experience. is he ready to do that? but the president number one, i'm willing to spend some political capital. we thought it might come over susan rice. it's now going to come over chuck hagel. he carried over george w. bush's defense secretary, bob gates, put his former rival at the state department. here is a guy who doesn't face re-election. he wants his team, people he's comfortable with. he wants people he's like-minded with and decided i'm going to have my guys in the second term. if i have to get a little bruised up to get them, i'll do it. >> their bond kind of goes back to iraq, being two senators who ended up opposing the war. and i think they became close. >> they traveled to iraq. >> don't forget they -- they traveled to the midd
what does that say about this president of the united states? >> number one, he wants to prove, i won the election. thank you very much. i should get my team. look at his resume, military service. it's hard to argue he's not qualified to be defense secretary. some people will raise questions about management experience. is he ready to do that? but the president number one, i'm willing to spend some political capital. we thought it might come over susan rice. it's now going to come over...
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and the answers that were given the american people on september 15th by the ambassador to the united nations were false. >> had i been president at the time and i found that you did not read the cables from benghazi, you did not read the cables from ambassador stevens, i would have relieved you of your post. i think it's inexcusable. >> but what was -- >> reporter: clinton was not afraid to push back. >> no. no. no. again. we were misled that there were supposedly protests and then something sprang out of that, an assault sprang out of that, and that was easily ascertained that that was not the fact. the american people could have known that in days. >> with all due respect, the fact is we had four dead americans. was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night that decided they would go kill some americans? what difference at this point does it snake. >> reporter: a feisty clinton told questioning senators if they want security improved, they need to pay for it. >> we've got to get our act together. >> reporter: clinton told the committee that 20 other
and the answers that were given the american people on september 15th by the ambassador to the united nations were false. >> had i been president at the time and i found that you did not read the cables from benghazi, you did not read the cables from ambassador stevens, i would have relieved you of your post. i think it's inexcusable. >> but what was -- >> reporter: clinton was not afraid to push back. >> no. no. no. again. we were misled that there were supposedly...
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an inaugural address is an a unique opportunity to do that, unite the country, present a united vision, invite the other people who didn't vote for you, to work with you, and i think republicans didn't hear that from him. what we heard was a very defiant tonight. what we heard was a president obama saying, i'm not invite you to work with me. i'm going to make you do these things. look, suzanne, i am a pro-gay rights, pro-immigration reform republican who believes in climate change. and i found it a divisive speech. i can only imagine what all of those americans who don't share those beliefs heard when they heard that speech. >> well, van, i want to ask you this question because, you know, the president really called to people to action, to task here. really saying, look, we have to actively get involved to help him carry out his agenda. but valerie jarrett, one of his top advisers, got a chance to catch up with her, she said this is really important because you can't get it done without the grassroots, people he won over the first go round. here's how she put it. >> he made it very cle
an inaugural address is an a unique opportunity to do that, unite the country, present a united vision, invite the other people who didn't vote for you, to work with you, and i think republicans didn't hear that from him. what we heard was a very defiant tonight. what we heard was a president obama saying, i'm not invite you to work with me. i'm going to make you do these things. look, suzanne, i am a pro-gay rights, pro-immigration reform republican who believes in climate change. and i found...
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when you have the president of the united states just last week talking about the civil rights movement from african-americans to women to gays and lesbians, it really kind of squarely puts the boy scouts in the past and i don't think that's a place they can afford to be anymore. >> so is lifting the ban enough? there's some thought the boy scouts will leave it up to individual troops to decide. >> of course. i think this is a great first step and a conversation that they're having but when they expelled me in 1990 from scouting and when they upheld the right of the united states supreme court in 2000, it was a top-down policy. the boy scouts have ruled with a tight fist and said that no gay member can be a part of the boy scouts, whether youth or adult, so likewise f they'er thislikewo end this policy they need to tend as the top-down, saying we as the boy scouts of america are against discrimination. >> they also do not allow atheists anding agnostics. >> the issue they're talking about is the gay issue specifically. >> and just a last yquestion fo you, would you consider being a scou
when you have the president of the united states just last week talking about the civil rights movement from african-americans to women to gays and lesbians, it really kind of squarely puts the boy scouts in the past and i don't think that's a place they can afford to be anymore. >> so is lifting the ban enough? there's some thought the boy scouts will leave it up to individual troops to decide. >> of course. i think this is a great first step and a conversation that they're having...
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the united states sentencing commission. anonymous says the selection was very intentional and symbolic targeting the very agency it believes has unfairly targeted hackers. now, this is what the anonymous message looked like on the sentencing commission's page. it was a really long warning threatening to release sensitive information about the department of justice and what it calls warheads. these are all named after the current supreme court justices. the only winning move this anonymous message says is not to play. the fbi has responded. speaking through its executive assistant director of the criminal cyberresponse and services branch, richard mcfeely says we were aware as soon as it happened. we're handling it as a criminal investigation. we are always concerned when someone illegally accesses another person or government agency's network. we did reach out to the department of justice. they referred us backing to that fbi statement. the cyberattack happened shortly after midnight. the website has been up and down all th
the united states sentencing commission. anonymous says the selection was very intentional and symbolic targeting the very agency it believes has unfairly targeted hackers. now, this is what the anonymous message looked like on the sentencing commission's page. it was a really long warning threatening to release sensitive information about the department of justice and what it calls warheads. these are all named after the current supreme court justices. the only winning move this anonymous...
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it's for the united states to decide what number of troops they will be keeping in afghanistan. what strength those troops will have in afghanistan. >> u.s. officials foresee keeping up to 9,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan beyond 2014, four counter-terrorism and for training. how about this a month-long python hunting challenge. it's under way in the florida evergla everglades. wildlife officials are using this definitely novel way to rid the area of snakes. these snakes, pythons. over 400 people have now signed up, completing safety training online. but some experienced snake hunters are worried that may not be enough for amateurs to stay safe. here is what's trending around the web. take a look at this youtube video. it shows dozens of students and parents fighting at a bus stop. police in pennsylvania are stepping up patrols near the bus stop now because two brawls broke out there in the past week. much to the dismay of star war fans everywhere, the u.s. government will not be building a death star. the white house turned down a petition proposing that the government create a
it's for the united states to decide what number of troops they will be keeping in afghanistan. what strength those troops will have in afghanistan. >> u.s. officials foresee keeping up to 9,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan beyond 2014, four counter-terrorism and for training. how about this a month-long python hunting challenge. it's under way in the florida evergla everglades. wildlife officials are using this definitely novel way to rid the area of snakes. these snakes, pythons. over 400...
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rather, it's a recognition that the united states has been and always will be a pacific power. and the asia-pacific is vital to america's interests. doing all of this, and much more, will require smart and strategic budget decisions. i have made it clear, i share leon panetta's and our service chief's serious concerns about the impact sequestration would have on our armed forces. and as someone who has run businesses i know that the uncertainty and turbulence of the current budget climate makes it much more difficult to manage the pentagon's resources in our national security. if confirmed i'm committed to effectively and efficiently using every single taxpayer's dollar the right way. to maintenance the strongest military in the world and to working with congress to ensure the department has the resources it needs and that the disposition of those resources is accountable. even as we deal with difficult budget decisions, i will never break america's commitment to our troops, our veterans and our military families. we will continue to invest in the well-being of our all-voluntee
rather, it's a recognition that the united states has been and always will be a pacific power. and the asia-pacific is vital to america's interests. doing all of this, and much more, will require smart and strategic budget decisions. i have made it clear, i share leon panetta's and our service chief's serious concerns about the impact sequestration would have on our armed forces. and as someone who has run businesses i know that the uncertainty and turbulence of the current budget climate makes...
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but they don't have the platforms that the president of the united states has. on the other hand, they do control the house of representatives. and if -- a fiscal resolution to some of the fiscal issues. >> they don't agree on any of those issues, though. >> not at all. so what's -- how does he move his agenda through this congress, right? when republicans control the house? the only model we have so far is what happened with the fiscal cliff. negotiate a deal on the senate between republicans, democrats and the white house, and then force it through the house of representatives by basically putting republicans' backs to the wall and making them pass it either at the last minute, because there is a deadline approaching or because they'll be so embarrassed if they don't pass it. and that's not a great legislative strategy for every issue. but the issue, the sort of strategic issue for the obama presidency is figuring out how to get his agenda through the house of representatives. that's everything. that is the shoal on which his agendaca crash. >> we'll have to l
but they don't have the platforms that the president of the united states has. on the other hand, they do control the house of representatives. and if -- a fiscal resolution to some of the fiscal issues. >> they don't agree on any of those issues, though. >> not at all. so what's -- how does he move his agenda through this congress, right? when republicans control the house? the only model we have so far is what happened with the fiscal cliff. negotiate a deal on the senate between...
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. >>> a wintry blast is causing problems all over the united states. authorities say one person was killed during this massive accident in ohio, down near cincinnati, it involved 86 vehicles. the deadly pile-up was one of many multiple crashes in ohio due to the blinding snow. more frigid temperatures are on the way, too. meteorologist jennifer delgado is here to tell us how much worse this weather may get. i saw the temperature in minnesota and i was afraid. >> you should be afraid and carol, it really is a serious matter. we're talking some of the windchill values have dropped down to minus 51 and if you're in the outdoor air and say if you're in a windchill minus 30, it only takes ten minutes to develop frost bite with light winds and right now the current windchill values are still well below freezing, minus 23 in minneapolis. we're also talking in green bay as well as into milwaukee bitterly cold and the cold conditions will stick around really for a good portion of the week. we are going to see those windchill values to come up just a bit but we
. >>> a wintry blast is causing problems all over the united states. authorities say one person was killed during this massive accident in ohio, down near cincinnati, it involved 86 vehicles. the deadly pile-up was one of many multiple crashes in ohio due to the blinding snow. more frigid temperatures are on the way, too. meteorologist jennifer delgado is here to tell us how much worse this weather may get. i saw the temperature in minnesota and i was afraid. >> you should be...
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i assure you, amid the excitement and the possibility i do feel a wistfulness about leaving the united states senate. and that's because despite the obvious frustrations of recent days and years, a frustration that we all share this place remains one of the most extraordinary institutions of any kind on the face of the earth. on occasion we all heard a senator leave here and take their leave condemning the senate for being broken, an impossible setting in which to try to do the people's business. well, i want to be very clear about my feelings. i do not believe the senate is broken. certainly not as an institution. there is nothingrong with the senate that can't be fixed by what's right about the senate. the predominant and weighty notion that 100 american citizens chosen by their neighbors to serve from states is different as massachusetts and montana can always choose to put parochial or personal interests aside and find the national interest. i believe it is the honor of a lifetime, an extraordinary privilege to have represented the commonwealth of massachusetts and the united state
i assure you, amid the excitement and the possibility i do feel a wistfulness about leaving the united states senate. and that's because despite the obvious frustrations of recent days and years, a frustration that we all share this place remains one of the most extraordinary institutions of any kind on the face of the earth. on occasion we all heard a senator leave here and take their leave condemning the senate for being broken, an impossible setting in which to try to do the people's...
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the suspicions were confirmed in october when the united states anti-doping agency released thousands of pages of evidence of what it said was a sophisticated doping program. armstrong was stripped of his tour de france titles and banned from all olympic sports for life. onby one, his sponsors have left him too. late last year, armstrong was forced out from live strong, the cancer charity he founded. armstrong has kept a low profile at his austin home since the report was released, but a armstro armstrong's repeated denials over the years to protect his name have angered many. >> i've said it for seven years. i've said it for longer than seven years. i have never doped. i can say it again. i've said it for seven years. it doesn't help. >> reporter: former teammates found guilty of doping themselves went on record. >> did you see lance armstrong using other performance enhancing drugs? >> at times, yeah, at different training camps. >> he took what we all took. really no difference between lance armstrong and, say, the majority of the pelleton. >> reporter: repercussions. why is he doi
the suspicions were confirmed in october when the united states anti-doping agency released thousands of pages of evidence of what it said was a sophisticated doping program. armstrong was stripped of his tour de france titles and banned from all olympic sports for life. onby one, his sponsors have left him too. late last year, armstrong was forced out from live strong, the cancer charity he founded. armstrong has kept a low profile at his austin home since the report was released, but a...
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the full faith and credit of the united states of america is not a bargaining chip. and they better choose quickly because time is running short. >> so the president says there will be no ransom, you heard him say no bargaining chip in this whole debt ceiling debate. the deadline to raise that ceiling is approaching quickly. some members in congress say they're willing to shut down the government to avoid raising that limit now. joining me now is ben stein. nice to have you in person. >> honored to be here. i'm very sorry the weather is so cold here in l.a. we apologize. >> coldest day i hear in 21 years. >> least 21 years. >> so weather aside, let's talk about the debt ceiling. just for people to understand, this is not a matter of the government raising credit limit. this is a matter of raising the limit so that they can pay for what is already been bought. >> right. it is extremely important. there is really a choice -- three choices. one, operate unconstitutionally which is what senator harry reid is proposing and pay the bills without having the money. two, rais
the full faith and credit of the united states of america is not a bargaining chip. and they better choose quickly because time is running short. >> so the president says there will be no ransom, you heard him say no bargaining chip in this whole debt ceiling debate. the deadline to raise that ceiling is approaching quickly. some members in congress say they're willing to shut down the government to avoid raising that limit now. joining me now is ben stein. nice to have you in person....
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here he is. >> five times massachusetts has voted to send me to the united states senate. and yesterday, nearly three decades after the people of massachusetts voted me into the office, the people that i work with in the senate voted me out of it. as always, i accept the senate's sound judgment. >> he will take the oath of office for secretary of state on friday. it is flawed and for more than a century old here, this coin could sell for as much as $5 million. this is a liberty head nickel. it's crazy valuable because it has a shady origin. they suspect a mint worker made these illegally. it goes to auction in chicago. >>> and at 82 years of age, jim nabors is now a married man. he tied the knot with his long-time partner on january 15th. he had always been open about being gay when he worked in hollywood back in the '60s and '70s. nabors and his partner have been together for 38 years. >>> barbara streisand performing at the academy awards for
here he is. >> five times massachusetts has voted to send me to the united states senate. and yesterday, nearly three decades after the people of massachusetts voted me into the office, the people that i work with in the senate voted me out of it. as always, i accept the senate's sound judgment. >> he will take the oath of office for secretary of state on friday. it is flawed and for more than a century old here, this coin could sell for as much as $5 million. this is a liberty head...